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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Just curious here about all the hate shown to analysts like Sean Salisbury:
Why is it OK for "Doc" Walker to go down on the entire Skins coaching staff on a weekly basis and to swap spit - not loogies - with every starter on both the offensive and defensive units? That's what he does and his comments here are taken as gospel truth more times than not. And let's be really polite and not point out just how off target "Doc's" predictions can be and have been...
If you disagree with Salisbury, then disagree with him and offer counter-arguments. But to hate him because he doesn't think the Skins are the best team in the NFL - - News Flash: They aren't at the moment! - - is sort of silly.
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i dont think anyone said they hated him because he doesn't drool over the skins, but if you can point that out i'd like to see it. Most people hate how he laughed off the skins to even have a chance at the playoffs in anyway, made a stupid bet about it and then reneged months later. Most national analysts had us going 4-12 to 6-10 though, so it wasn't just him. Most regionals had us at 8-8 though (except the three on BW's show on 980 which had us at 6-10). Either way, if you're going to make a very public bet because you're SO sure you're right, don't welch when it turns out you where completely off base.
Turns out Joey T is the ONLY espn analyst with any pre-season picks left in the playoffs (he choose the steelers in the AFC title game and in/to win the SB and panthers in the NFC title game, no else else has ANY correct picks in the final four except him). He was nuts to say we'd make it to the superbowl, but I guess he's a bit smarter than i thought.